Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has criticised the Minority over their conduct during proceeding on Tuesday, October 22.
The Manhyia South Member of Parliament described the action is an ‘unruly conduct’, emphasised that Parliament is an intellectual platform and not a boxing ring.
Napo, as he is popularly known, said this while addressing students of the Pantang Nursing and Midwifery Training College, as part of his Greater Accra Regional tour.
“The free-for-all-fight and bloodshed they [NDC Minority] were expecting in parliament last Tuesday, we didn’t give them. We didn’t give them because we are disciplined and mature. We understand that Parliament is a place for intellectual debate, not a boxing ring. Unlike them, the NPP always prioritizes the peace and stability of this country,” he noted.
Napo who has served as an MP for almost 16 years, urged his colleagues on the NDC side, to stick to their primary mandate of enacting relevant legislation and championing the welfare of their constituents.
According to him, engaging in fights and other violent confrontations in Parliament is most reprehensible and unbecoming of honourable members.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs on Tuesday took over the Majority side of the house following the declaration of four seats vacant despite a Supreme Court order that stay its execution.
Incensed by the move, the Majority caucus led by Efuttu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin abandoned the chamber pending a statement by Speaker Alban Bagbin on the situation.
However, Speaker Bagbin upon arrival adjourned the House sine die, stating they did not have the numbers to take decisions on the business of the day.
The Majority caucus has since requested a recall to pave way for the consideration of urgent government business.
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